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The Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, published in March 2023, outlines how the White House plans on defending America’s digital ecosystem from malicious threat actors. The document defines key priorities for shaping a global cyber landscape that is more resilient and secure, but the administration will face obstacles and challenges while putting its plan into action. Overcoming these obstacles will require it to devise flexible, sustainable, and realistic policies at h...

The successes and challenges of China’s Global Development Initiative will reveal themselves through its operational strategies and ability to navigate the complexities of geopolitics, writes Sen Gong (Zhejiang University).

Under the Indian Presidency, the G20 tasked N.K. Singh and Larry Summers to convene an independent expert group (IEG) to recommend how to strengthen multilateral development banks and address the shared global challenges of the 21st century (disclosure: we were both part of the Secretariat supporting the group). Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the IEG’s report have been welcomed by G20 Finance Ministers meeting at Marrakech, as well as by multilateral development banks (MDBs) themselves.

The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway is a milestone project under Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This project reflects Chinas emphasis on history and neighborhood diplomacy, underlining its role as a leader in the Global South. Additionally, there are challenges alternative initiatives face in competing with Chinas vast infrastructure endeavors, as Beijing prioritizes economics and geopolitics in its approach.

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

The Biden administration tells VOA that in recent months it has increased the amount of U.S. public and private funds for a multilateral program to build infrastructure in developing nations, surpassing the $30 billion figure that it announced in May. But some observers say it will be tough for the U.S. to meet its pledge…

The escalating war between Israel and Hamas may have wrecked IMEC before it even began.

The Bretton Woods institutions have lost influence in recent years, and now are in search for a new role.

The "Expanded Partnership for Quality Infrastructure" promised by Japan in 2015, followed by the launch…

The right way to win over the global south.